U.S. stock futures were little changed after stocks on Wall Street notched a weekly loss but major indexes held near record highs.

S&P 500 futures traded mostly flat and futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.1%. The contracts don't necessarily predict movements after the markets open.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 meandered near the flat line in morning trade as gains in the materials and real-estate sectors were offset by losses in consumer staples and information technology.

Tate & Lyle climbed 5.9%.

The U.K.'s FTSE 100 was down 0.2%. Other stock indexes in Europe were mixed as the U.K.'s FTSE 250 was largely flat and Germany's DAX rose 0.1%, whereas France's CAC 40 declined 0.1%.

The euro depreciated 0.1% against the U.S. dollar, with 1 euro buying $1.21 whereas the Swiss franc and the British pound strengthened 0.1% and 0.2% respectively against the dollar.

In commodities, Brent crude slipped 2.1% to $64.69 a barrel. Gold gained 0.1% to $1,778.70 a troy ounce.

German 10-year bund yields were down to minus 0.256% and U.K. 10-year gilts yields strengthened to 0.753%. 10-year U.S. Treasury yields rose to 1.571% from 1.566% on Friday. Yields move inversely to bond prices.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index added 0.4%, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.3% after trading higher 0.5% during the session and China's benchmark Shanghai Composite shed 0.9% after gaining 0.6% earlier.

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 26, 2021 03:56 ET (07:56 GMT)

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